Chairman of Globacom Limited, Dr. Mike Adenuga, has extolled the virtues of Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II.
Adenuga eulogised the monarch on his 84th birthday and on the second anniversary of the Oba Sikiru Adetona Professorial Chair on Good Governance, endowed at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
The Globacom boss described Awujale as a monarch who speaks truth to power and works tirelessly for the enthronement of good governance in Nigeria. He also described him as “the oracle of Ijebuland, voice of the voiceless, epitome of moral authority, defender of peoples’ rights and exemplar of responsible governance.”
Represented by Mr. Folu Aderibigbe, Adenuga donated N20 million in support of the Chair, “for the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge and generation of ideas for Nigeria’s development.”
He said: “Anybody who knows our royal father very well would not be surprised that he endowed a professorial chair for good governance. Since infancy, our royal father has been deeply involved in the promotion of good governance in the country. In the over five decades that the Awujale has been on the throne of his forefathers, Ijebuland has witnessed phenomenal giant strides in all sectors of the economy.”
The Globacom chairman wished Awujale more fruitful years in the service of Ijebuland in particular, and Nigeria in general, and added that the endowed professorial chair lecture is already living up to its ideal of generating ideas for the enthronement of good governance and the building of an egalitarian society where no man will be oppressed.
Oba Adetona expressed gratitude to guests for honouring him, flaying what he described as shoddy treatment meted out to traditional rulers. He said governments at all levels should consult more with the traditional institutions, for the enthronement of good governance.